IS THIS GENERATION RUINING BASKETBALL?!?

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[@desmondmaldonado6466]

The whole country is in a state of decay... why should our sports be any different.

[@rodblanding4856]

Stop it. I hate just about eve that I just watched it’s not a reflection of any decay. There are less people that understand acting like you’ve been there before because social media makes everyone think that they can be a star. Parents just need to teach their kids a little humility

[@desmondmaldonado6466]

@@rodblanding4856 the last part of what you said, is one of the signs of decay.

[@rodblanding4856]

@@desmondmaldonado6466 Not decay. That’s far too dramatic. Society needs to adjust to the world being smaller. If we had KZbin in the 90’s when I was a kid, people would be doing the same thing.

[@venomsymbiote7555]

The whole world is in a state of decay. Whores running around,Fatherless kids running around. No one gives a fuck about morals anymore. Im just here to watch a world on fire from a far distance away. Stay ready my friend and be prepared

[@TheCampGod]

Bingo

[@timowilliams1175]

Yes the parents are to blame also the cause of social media potraying this angry stare down, yelling culture as a good sight to see or a way of being a good/better player and truly this takes so much fun away from the game

[@lilflasheyc]

Isn’t that mamba mentality

[@badxgrass]

@@lilflasheyc how the fuck is taunting mamba mentality? jfc the stupid people are ruining things for us again.

[@christian132]

not even close bru@@lilflasheyc

[@wgnd1614]

@@christian132 it is most definitely close

[@Tincash1]

You are dumb if you think that’s what Mamba mentality is. It’s being locked in, keeping your head down playing with incredible, unshakable focus and producing as much as you can without saying a word followed by a slight celebration at the end of a quarter. Closet player in the league to that is Kawhi Leonard.

[@matthewjosephthecommonsens2940]

i see a generation of players about to be completely outclassed by our European counterparts, not just in fundamentals but in sportsmanship

[@tienhungle3265]

Good observation❤

[@simsima4636]

it's already happening.... Look at France.... Wemby, Koulibaly, Alex Sarr.... We are declining fast

[@TheJasonJackson84]

I even notice in college and pro football how every routine play damn near ends with a personal celebration. It's been out of hand. The 'letting out the yell' when you make a good play makes me think those guys have lots of anger inside. In the 1980s and 1990s you would often see players smiling and laughing during games when things were going their way. The hi-five is dead now and it is a sign of joy and intentional comradery. It's getting worse but this all started about 10 to 15 years ago.

[@astralkaoru1025]

Remember when people whined about the "unwritten rules" for decades? This is showing exactly why they existed.

[@dennissvitak5475]

I am 67, and have been playing basketball since the mid '60's. I still do. I am in excellent shape for my age. Anyway, all I see in today's game is players standing around, while they take turns going one on one and show their flashy moves. Very little passing or teamwork. It's sad, really.

[@jonnagel7022]

Start throwing penalties bet it'll stop.

[@franklynp.9135]

@@jonnagel7022 It will not happen; In fact, expect the opposite in the future, right now people are getting tired of referees calling technical fouls, and the professional leagues (NBA) have already been criticized for relaxing their rules and sanctions in order to appeal to the younger audience. Although some technical fouls are/were unnecessary or even stupid (Tim Duncan and his laughter), but I understand that technical fouls exist for a reason.

[@buckybuck1820]

@franklynp The problem is they are now calling technicals for plays that are natural basketball motions. On top of that they have basically banished defense from the game by discouraging clean, competitive, physical play. Every year they introduce a few more rules meant to soften the game. The truth is they don’t view it as a competition or sport anymore, but a business. They are all making so much money, they just want to make it as easy as possible to get a paycheck and go home, even if that makes sport less fun to play. The players get fewer injuries so they are happy. The owners get less risk so they happy. The fans don’t like it and aren’t watching, but they have replaced us with foreign eyeballs, particularly Chinese. Corporations usually deploy the strategy that they should offer the public the least quality of product they will accept while still paying for that product. This enables them to maximize their profits, which is why so many products these days seem to feel like rip offs in some way or other. The NBA has taken the same approach

[@TheCampGod]

I was taught to play basketball by my uncle, my father, and a old white basketball coach. Just from what I see now the TEACHING is different. They learn from the internet more than going to try something new on their own

[@jonathanday4492]

why did he have to be an old white coach

[@TheCampGod]

@@jonathanday4492 bcuz he was?

[@littylit444]

These kids already better than you 😂

[@TheCampGod]

@@littylit444 I’d humiliate you trolly wolly.

[@ela_le_x5051]

Ain´t that the plot of a tv show? one tree hill?

[@brenthall8394]

No, it's the folks raising them to disrespect others; this includes their peers. Swag is one thing but stare-downs, flexing, excessive celebrations after one bucket, running on the court after one good dunk. It's turning into real life baseketball out there.

[@Un_kn0wn_]

preach my brotha preach

[@Smoothyoki]

Your a snowflake and a clown if you think That staredowns, flexing and celebrating is something bad it’s just athletes being athletes calm down

[@SpaceRanger187]

also the coach

[@doctorross6630]

I agree with everything except for the celebration part, a good celebration is like a good dunk and can gas up the team and keep them ready to go. Like the one where lil bro was dropping dimes and the one where bro took a nap, excessive absolutely on the nap one but, if I was on bro team and I saw that. I would be gassed up and hype. Now some of them can go like bro twerking after that mid range and bro choking himself out, those are weird

[@kray97]

Social media has definitely done some of the damage.

[@ilovesoccerandmetal]

individuality is becoming huge. everyone wants to be the star. thats either going to hurt them significantly or work well. its a team sport.. The fundamentals and respect is slowly drifting.

[@damonking6877]

The adults are to blame not the kids

[@themanonthewallgammairradi8763]

Facts

[@rzn2258]

Stop it.. It doesn't matter how good you are raised.. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I know people that were great parents to their kids. And the kids STILL ended up being A§§H0LES.

[@neslo.n8147]

Your absolutely right. The parents let the internet raise their children.

[@lukesmith9692]

Both

[@chuck_rock9632]

The parents are the ones who started this crap 20 yrs ago😂

[@altonweaver7757]

It’s a sad state of affairs and YES parents are to blame. They teach it, promote and allow it. THEN they want to fight the other parent or referees when their kid/team gets embarrassed!!! STOP IT!!!!!!

[@Tay0t]

I think more of them seeing their favorite players doing this is what makes them think "its okay to do this and its normal cuz my favorite players do it" but its also the parents fault

[@richreggiemurrell7921]

You sound soft af

[@VI_Yai_iV]

I forgot who said it, but it was definitely someone who was/is in the NBA. “Everyone got a mixtape now, back then getting your own mixtape was special”..now everything is about going for a highlight clip 24/7

[@ragglefraggle5307]

Austin Rivers said that

[@VI_Yai_iV]

@@ragglefraggle5307 Yeah exactly

[@VI_Yai_iV]

@@tobidd9228 Just makes mixtapes a bit less special,thats all

[@romello4913]

That was Austin Rivers

[@whodatjt]

Yes, it's absolutely abysmal to see the lack of sportsmanship these days. And before anyone says anything, it's kids from all backgrounds. And as many stated already, it's a parenting thing for me, but also it's what they see today's players do. My father would have beat the you know what out of me for taunting someone like that. It's one thing to play hard and compete, it's another to try to intentionally embarrass someone. No room for that.

[@Shawnbball9695]

Same bro my parents but is is logic to not taunt and be mean to others we need more parents like this I’m lucky to have strict parents it is a blessing from god

[@izeya1385]

Whenever I teach my son or daughter to play basketball or any sport it’ll be the way my dad taught me, he always told me to show sportsmanship above all and that’s the way I played, my dad never talked back to the ref over something, or yelled at me if I did something wrong on the court or ever forced me to play ball 24/7. When I think back to those days I realize my dad really loved the game and it was just a son and father enjoying basketball. Now I’m 21 with 2 semesters left til I graduate with bachelors.

[@roz3056]

Congrats bro 🎓🔥🔥

[@thelonewolf7443]

Much Respect to you! I love the comment 😃👍

[@casualenjoyer5420]

Thing is most of the kids don't even know why they're starting shit or taunting, they just do it because it's all fun for them. The kids getting flexed on don't even give a damn because they're already thinking of what dumb extra shit they're gonna do when they make a play. It's even lamer because it's all toothless but they're kids... somebody (parents or coach) needs to teach them what that behavior gets when they're older. Hell, refs have the taunting rule to lean on and they let this dumbass shit slide, they're at fault too when the extra stuff gets out of hand

[@MasterTrickShot]

Literally word for word lmao. Like they're KIDS and they all have a celebration on tuck lol. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM😂😂😂

[@casualenjoyer5420]

that's why most of them spend the whole game making bad plays but go crazy when they make a bucket lmao@@MasterTrickShot

[@rlxn7123]

6:20 this is what basketball is supposed to be, fun. Instead of trying to make everyone else looks bad, why cant we just have fun? I get that the sport is very competitive but its not basketball without the fun aspect.

[@BigBoiGunna]

yeah thats funny asl wish all games were taken a bit less seriously

[@lotus8965]

I disagree with this particular example. The goofy stuff she be saved for non organized basketball

[@BigBoiGunna]

@@lotus8965 let kids be kids man

[@X02Overdose]

@@BigBoiGunnaNON ORGANIZED BASKETBALL! lol in all seriousness that was funny ngl

[@nellustylejeb7210]

Heww to The nah. I would not go the nba games to watch that. Theres people out here really tryna make it out. Basketball is not no "fun" is a lifestyle for some.

[@ttank7241]

My wife was a score keeper for high school basketball as part of her required teacher duties. Because of bad parent behavior, the player seating, scoring, and other required support for the game was eventually moved to one side of the court and the spectators were on the other side. It created a nice buffer zone.

[@OldSchoolBaller]

I knocked out a lot of people back in my days from balling. Things can get emotional in basketball. We balled, we talked trash... When it got personal, we fought. Then afterwards we became good friends. No hard feelings. The difference is, these kids are just pretending to be hard. Don't be a poser, respect the game. It's a team sport. It's not always about you. Remember that!!!

[@IAMMRONALD]

You aint fight no one puzzi

[@motianton]

There's only one #1 draft pick, the game has become all abt one or two guys at the highest levels, they're just starting early

[@donavonzerbest9530]

It's all fun and games until the smack talking kids peak at 5'9"

[@rilorobinson7685]

Yea ok Coach Carter

[@SPACESPINACH]

you're so cool and tough.

[@bencate9773]

Put them to real work in the hot sun. Boys will fold.

[@brianrangel3372]

I coached 1 season of 3rd/4th grade boys basketball and after layups at just practice they would celebrate and talk shit to other kids practicing on other side of court. They couldn’t pay attention longer than 5 seconds. The kids even complained about playing time and getting touches in games as if they were any good aka they were absolute trash since none of them play sports besides sports video games. They all acted like entitled kids and parents didn’t help either.

[@D1meT1me]

I basically just play basketball by myself outside and in my opinion this is crazy and I’m younger than some of these people

[@nicolebates7996]

Keep going you are amazing! You are bringing joy to the basketball players who can't go play basketball rn. THANK YOU SO MUCH LOVE YOUR VIDS

[@Mamba-Man]

the one with the kids just goofin off is just fun and i think older players would like to see it because it shows kids truly loving basketball and having fun

[@candlehead4332]

There was no context to the game either, from what ive heard they were playing for last place in a qualifying tournament so the game had no real meaning. Thus them fooling around.

[@deihorus7927]

Is always funny when a 7ft guy yells after a dunk, like it was something special.

[@TheReal-trublu357]

The problem is these kids think they're the main character in a movie.......but cooper flag is cold asf. His game can easily transition to the league easily. If he get a LITTLE faster he gon be a problem.

[@michaeljames4630]

nah

[@FilledWithDetermination]

@@michaeljames4630 Wait till he gets on the good roids, hes on a good trajectory.

[@thickboi]

nah. the league is like the top .01% of the basketball world. even bench players can dominate local games or has been the top dogs in college. it take more than “cold af” to be in the league much more stay in it.

[@anomiemnemonical578]

Bro, you're telling me Cooper Flagg isn't cutting it as an NBA prospect for you?

[@michaeljames4630]

He's OK, I guess.@@anomiemnemonical578

[@DarylCook63]

I’m getting kind of tired of hearing excuses for bad behavior from athletes, like “Well, he’s just so passionate.” Passion is great, bad behavior is just bad., and “Winning at all costs” isn’t really winning. The pro athletes -or the NBA itself- need to stop all the flopping and related nonsense, because it sends the terrible message that cheating is ok…as long as it works. It will filter down, as it always does.

[@popireal3628]

My generation (Millennials) are mostly to blame for this. Most don’t wanna admit it, but it was our thug sh*t throughout the 90s-2000s that these lil dudes grew up watching. We had a lil more respect, because we still had the WW2 generation hanging around (our grandparents) but after they started dying in big numbers? The stability was left up to us- the thug generation- and our uncles/older cousins- the GenX generation who were about drugs and dealing with 70s-80s trauma.

[@arenlarken8647]

Lol the "thugs" from the 90s and 2000s didnt grow up with no WW2 grandparents, but without any fathers cause the fathers didnt give a shit about them

[@willywonka7812]

Nope. The people to blame have always been the ones who own the state and the media, who decide on what is spent on society, and who choose how to mould children in ways that weaken the working class and strengthen the power of the ruling class. It's Capitalism Baby

[@najadiorr2501]

Bro what😂

[@willywonka7812]

@@najadiorr2501 blaming one generation is another tool of social division that the ruling class have used to undermine any potential solidarity among the workers and the poor. This guy has been feeding from the trough

[@joshuabrown2134]

This the one

[@charlesloftis2920]

"What is the cause of the new stare down culture?" 1) Parents are teaching and demanding good values like humility and sportsmanship? 2) League officials are too tolerant of it? 3) Then, refs don't intervene enough (after one warning, technical fouls might help)? 4) Coaches are too tolerant of it? 5) Too much support among peers/fans for this sort of lack of sportsmanship?

[@Smoothyoki]

Your snowflake ass is really this upset about someone looking another man in their eyes

[@hellcat5596]

The adults are to blame, Parents, Coaches, And as a 14 year old basketball player We just copy our favorite players with their moves and the way the celebrate

[@austinc.8360]

I blame social media...

[@najadiorr2501]

But it’s been going on before social media

[@THEREALPA_19]

I really do think it’s the parents.

[@jakobTWS]

Nice video, great job editing and sourcing clips.

[@michaelmoore9224]

Finally, I've been saying this, everyone just wants attention and highlights. Cookie cutter mold for most young player nobody understands roles and how important everyone on the team is.

[@derekwong809]

Exactly, everyone wants to put up 30 points a night and not worry about anything else. Fuck shooting percentage, good shot selection, taking 40 shots to get 50 points, defense, and everything else. As long as you score a lot it must mean you had a good game. Same with fans. Most casuals don't know anything about how a player plays defense or does the little things to help a team win.

[@de132]

I'm very, very worried about the health and longevity of youth basketball players, especially those who make it to professional basketball. AAU + high school + camps + etc is adding a ton of wear and tear to young athletes across sports and it's a very concerning situation. I saw a 13 year old baseball player getting Tommy John surgery, it's insane.

[@CanalCruisers]

Social media, mixtape and AAU culture has bastardised American basketball for sure!

[@ho2673]

“Basketball has never seen a 16 yr old with this much game” 😂😂😂😂

[@straightoutdanawf13]

They glazing tf outta him 😂. We've seen multiple 16 yr olds with better game.

[@joydivsion77]

This generation is ruining everything, not just basketball.

[@solotx8798]

Older generations were better because they had to walk 5 miles through the snow uphill both ways, I'm glad somebody finally posted a video like this

[@joshuaattractsmoney]

GTFOOH!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You right though. Up the hill both ways🤣🤣

[@humesspoon3176]

Lmaoooo, talk about a spurious relationship.

[@Dastantheman]

as a 13 year old kid who plays a lot of basketball, I could tell you that all the celebrating we do is because we want to be like our favorite NBA players, so we mimic everything about them

[@tyler6722]

And that is the perfect age to learn to become a leader not a follower. Just because your favorite NBA player treats others with disrespect and taunts does not mean it's a requirement of the game

[@leftmytimbsatyourgirlsplace]

Young man listen to the comment above me. Its great advice!

[@fwlothentic4857]

@@tyler6722people did this shit every generation idk why ur mad abt it now

[@tyler6722]

@@fwlothentic4857 just because something has been normalized doesn't make it right or cool. Start reflecting on why you do things the way you do and how it impacts others, that's how we all grow and advance

[@jonsavage212]

@@tyler6722you’re on point but some people aren’t equipped to understand

[@kevinsavagebasketball14]

Courtside always cooking in the kitchen fr keep up the good work

[@kakaCaaylixh]

Broooo the little kids are funny af😂😂

[@sapien82]

teenagers get paid to play proffesional sports like football/soccer in Europe under apprenticeships and youth schemes etc so why not basketball makes sense and its a good introduction to employment as well and gets them used to contracts and having responsibility. As for the trash talk and the disrespect teaching them to be humble would see greater athletes but the pros arent exactly all humble. Just have to hope as they mature they will become professional athletes in every sense of the word.

[@Solar_Scoobz]

Literally everyone’s acting like old basketball wasn’t trash talking and fights all the time

[@joshuabrown2134]

​@@Solar_Scoobzyou do have a point...

[@HoopsNNature]

everything is going as planned 😂.

[@begcoins]

Ref on the phone 5:38 😂😂😂 money don't make itself!

[@sw4841]

Parents need to step up and tell their young kids you’re not gonna have this kind of attitude 678 910 year-old kids watching the KZbinrs and they want to act like them that’s got to stop… refs need to start calling everything you look at somebody wrong or yell in their face technical foul, it’ll stop quickly.

[@despiin9984]

Maybe it is only my opinion but i think this is the reason why in the future there will be more forign stars in the nba than american

[@torch_watermelon5786]

6:14 was the most wholesome thing i saw in this whole video 😂😂

[@ProbablyGaming-]

6:15 Why is this so wholesome

[@elijahfoggy1583]

1:35 ngl lil homie BAPTIZED that poor kid he deserves to do a lil shimmy. CRAZY athleticism!!!

[@Smoothyoki]

Exactly the people in these comments are a bunch of snowflakes

[@mortifiedrubber]

YEA@@Smoothyoki

[@pje6882]

somewhere early in their life they were influenced into thinking dribbling a ball and shooting it through a hoop was somehow equated with contributing something meaningful to society

[@BarrySometimes]

So true. Likewise equated with advertising something deeply valuable about who they are as an individual.

[@Zonicality]

You mean like…entertainment?

[@mayfield0707961]

Nah the ref on the phone got me crying bruh 😂

[@lancecanyon4282]

I coached for 33 years, played 4 years in college and coached college ball.....this game is trash now . I walked away and couldn't be happier. Every game, every possession there is disrespect to this game by today's players. They disrespect their own teammates, their opponents, the referees, the coaches, the fans and the game. Can't just play the game and shake the opponents hand after can we?

[@JonHop1]

They not just ruining Basketball....

[@KEENANALLENASMRGLASS]

Whole lotta talent very little discipline.

[@rapz85]

My gym that used to have two pristine hardwood basketball courts has gotten rid of one recently for pickleball, and doesn't seem all that interested in keeping the other anymore. The whole vibe on the court now is so confrontational, argumentative, flamboyant, and selfish. Its a brand of basketball that I can't enjoy playing, and I hate what's happened to it.

[@Papa-dopoulos]

People don’t know the difference between a healthy level of trash talk and literal criminal behavior. Nobody says you have to be a Quaker out there but there’s still a level of mutual respect that has to go into the trash talk - even the fighting. Now it’s just actual assault lol

[@MrJamesgibbsIII]

People/Grown ups keep saying that today's kids are soft, weak, blah, blah, blah. And now they are proving in other ways that they are not, and they have their game, their quickness, and the strength to back it up and anyone can get it. I'm proud of these young people proving to the world that they got their own going on and they deserve their shine and it's their time. So grown ups, stop complaining and let these kids do what it do for their generation. We did it for ours! OUR GAME IS OVER!

[@zenoskal1789]

I'm 18 And I have so many regrets thinking acting that way was cool. How does a staredown help anybody? Is this really toughness? Yelling and getting angry ain't toughness. If anything, it shows these people my age are ticking time bombs. They can't and WON'T control themselves. I've seen a lot of talented people who don't throw up trash in your face after every play, and get back up to fight again. None of this is necessary. Honestly this is why I'm starting to hate playing competitive games. I'm tired of somebody screaming at me and calling me a bunch of slurs. There ain't no fun in this. It's not even a competition. It's everyone tryna diss and make a fool of the other. Girl slaps.

[@MrJamesgibbsIII]

@@zenoskal1789I totally empathize with your frustration. :-) As an 18 year old young person like yourself, I do not expect for you to understand what I'm about to tell you, but I just want you to read this out. As you get older, you are going to face certain types of challenges from people in way more ways than a stare down that can totally effect and infect your life. And if you are not made/taught to become self aware, those challenges may cause more harm to you than you think. Let me give you a reference. I don't know if you ever heard of Barry Sanders. He was the greatest running back for the Detroit Lions. He played from the 1989 till 1998-1999 season. He was literally one of the greatest overall runnings backs that was way ahead of his time, that impacted today's way of running the football. Back in that day, the competition of football was very brutal and the stare downs and the fights those players got into was brutal and in your face. Barry Sanders was a very humble guy from the South (I believe), that let his game do all the talking. The defense from the opposing teams feared his gift and at every turn, they tried to stop him and Barry gave them a very hard time. And every time Barry ran the ball, whether if it was a first down, or not, or a touchdown, he wouldn't celebrate, he wouldn't give the opposing players dirty looks and yells, he would just make the play and give the ref the football and rinse and repeat. And he became enshrined into the hall of fame because of his illustrious career. That's a very short version. you should check out his biography. I think it will do you very well. My point of all this, I'd rather see people's disrespect in my face instead of subtled, sneaky and behind my back. Those young people who do the stare downs are not ticking time bombs, they are just being possibly over emotional, because they may not have any other outlets that will allow them to express their inner emotions. You can't let what they do bother you. You can't let other people's emotions and actions divert the person you may want to become. Don't ever let another person sabotage your future. That's life! Your only responsibility is to become the greatest person/athlete you can become, and let your game do all the talking for you. Let your greatness shine and stare them down. Let your greatness humble them as they watch you do your thing. Trust me, when they do watch you do your thing in whatever sport you play, trust me, they will check themselves, because they know when they face you, they have to be ready for their lesson. So make them not stare you down! They only way you can do that is by shutting them down! Trust me, it works in all facets of life. Great luck to you!

[@gr260]

fake tough

[@joshuabrown2134]

You sound like a pick me adult...

[@MrJamesgibbsIII]

@@joshuabrown2134 I don't know what that suppose to mean, but I guess you're trolling. Child's play sirs!

[@sweet_as_honey]

Nothing to do with the generation of kids!! It's the adults in their lives. They are 100% responsible. Coaches, parents, care givers etc...If I was coaching and my players pulled any of that crap their behind would be on that bench.

[@brianriggin4560]

Basketball has been ruined for a while now. Started with carrying the ball on every dribble. Then, it allowed the euro step, the step back shot, and all the parents getting in the way.

[@sanuelolson935]

I agree the parents and coaches r to blame,these kids need to leave sportsmanship

[@ivanosky54]

They repeat what they see. Somehow it has become a habit to mock or make fun of the opponent after a bucket. It could be corrected with great and formative officiating..... otherwise Hockey rules shall be implemented to send fighters to a ten minutes penalty box.

[@bananaman7635]

It's definitely social media and the whole "highlight-culture" nowadays. Kids see people doing ridiculous celebrations after every bucket or fighting over the smallest things, and they think it's normal and copy that behavior. And neither their parents or coaches care about it and don't teach them what real sportsmanship is.

[@canefan17]

Those little kids fighting was hilarious though 😂

[@ladhurothalwedel9465]

Lebron ruined basketball he ruined the competition by building super team how sad.

[@AceZz0]

Bro huh?

[@Pradawitwill]

What is blud yapping about? 🗣🗣

[@Smoothyoki]

Your a clown

[@michaeljames4630]

There were superteams before that

[@SunkistSxda]

Bro what.

[@rdaffon23]

Its absolutely disgusting. I remember yelling at my kid and threatening to bench her myself for taunting the other team after hitting some dance move after a 3-pointer at the top of the key. That ish made me furious. No honor with many who do not teach their kids the same value. Basketball is not a right; it's a privilege to play. That's why you see many of the top players are international players now. These kids and their families better wake up. They are being phased out like the MLB did to many US-born players. Not only do I blame social media but the the families who see these kids as possible meal tickets. Its time to regulate AAU and similar associations and it needs to be spearheaded by Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour. AAU wasn't available in the 70s/80s and only the best kids were invited to play at Nike Basketball Camp. Maybe it's time to get back to that. There are a lot of kids who are not good enough to make a team on an AAU team instead. Meanwhile you have adult coaches many of which see the kids who aren't good enough but have families with disposable income paying for the kids who take up most of the minutes. Base it on merit. Maybe it's time to limit the # of families who can watch live games. The rest can stay home to watch via live stream.

[@xJqordan]

bruh

[@thanksdad9514]

The ego of the kids and the egos of the “parents” is destroying sports. There is no team anymore, it’s only me, me, me.

[@kurtisschilk1218]

The ref on the cell phone was pretty funny!!!

[@youngswaglord1293]

i love this generation of basketball 🤣

[@twill4722]

I have 3 sons. 7,5, and 3. They love basketball and I’ve been teaching them for a year. The 7 and 5 year old played for 3 v 3 league this past summer and did fantastic. But I don’t allow any showboating at all. They show great sportsmanship win or lose. I’m trying to teach my kids all the extras ain’t necessary. Just go give somebody buckets and be humble. Lol!

[@smoothjulio]

It’s weird that very young children identify basketball with screaming, pointless trash talk, and street culture.

[@AgentSeventyOne]

The youtube basketball scene. Those park takeover videos were really popular when these kids where a bit younger.

[@Fadda-P]

The cause of the "Stare down culture" is the cameras and the publicity each clip can get from posting on social media.

[@btone310]

I blame the coaches. Coaches are supposed to lead by example. Teach the young ones about sportsmanship.

[@elsiuuuu6075]

The anger part is prolly child hood cause ive seen a lot recruits come from bad backgrounds/aau players etc

[@OldSchoolHipHop90]

Blessed be born in the 80's and played in the 90's and got to experience the true love of the game. Feel sorry for the young generation they have been so influenced by what they see on social media and reality TV smh.

[@dbecker33]

I don’t think kids are necessarily angrier, it’s just all caught on camera now. Parents need to chill at all games, doesn’t matter if you’re an NBA, NFL, MLB, or NHL athlete. Let the game play out. Teach your kids how to lose and use that as motivation.

[@Dsimm130]

We was dunking in school to. I ran track and could dunk after taking my weight vest off

[@MrZoomah]

My boy has autism and adhd. He did this a few times before even he, with terrible ability to read social cues, knew it was unacceptable. Difference is we live in Australia where kids, parents and officials dont tolerate it. Have 3 state players in our competition and all are the height of respect. If any of my players acted this way id bench them the whole game and so would every coach in my competition. Even if it means we dont win. Theres no winning if you dont win with respect.

[@corneliusblackwood9014]

Was that the special Olympics @ 6:48?

[@Mamba-Man]

i think the nba players lack of profesianalism is to blame more than just the generation

[@Guacpoppin]

If social media and videography didn’t exist the world I feel would be a lot more normal. Everyone wants to be a star. Nobody wants to just be a nobody.

[@user-zp3dz3rw5s]

the shimmy posterizer is crazy

[@OliveOil01]

0:14 ain’t no way bro got his chin slapped I been dying for 8 mins straight istg 😂

[@shalakabooyaka1480]

Ref in crocs had them in 4wd, he good

[@mrmatches0619]

Yahhh idk where this shit came from... I'm nearly 30 and if you hung on the rim or banged out it was an auto tech.... nevermind the stare downs and shimmying over opponents.... we used to help opposing players up or dap them up when someone took a charge. There was definitely a whole lot more respect. Don't get me wrong there were a few taunting incidences, but for the most part, it was "good take homie", "nice shot my guy" and/or "good call ref"

[@NaThingSerious]

The players are better than ever, but the respect is no where to be found

[@garlandgranger1900]

Who taught these young players that violence in basketball was a good thing? Let's start with parents, peers, and even some coaches. This type of behavior has no place in this game

[@macewbee]

Sadly I agree with everything you pointed out the one where they were in a circle was to funny 😂

[@compositebow151]

imagine like bombing a geometry quiz then having to go guard the tallest teen ever

[@chrisbrooks6756]

Basketball needs to adopt hockey rules, let them fight for a couple minutes, penalty box. That would GREATLY reduce the big mouth, disrespect. Easy to be a "big man", when you don't have to back it up.

[@armanilibertini2832]

Yes it the adults but the game is just bound to evolve tbh we seen it over and over with the 3 point to mobile bigs that can shoot

[@nickolaslewis4416]

To be fair, the stare down has always been a part of the game. If you have ever played basketball competitively, you know that there's a psychological aspect to intimidating and dominating your opponent.

[@donavonzerbest9530]

You can tell kids don't get in fist fights anymore.

[@konanndjassiange-alvin9894]

I think things are not different from the past it is justbthat we can document it more than ever via social media which makes it more appearing because we have content.

[@yourefine9020]

People are more concerned with looking good rather than being good

[@dontyaknowyaknow2816]

It’s parents, basketball social media, and just a simple shift in culture to be theatrical and bigger than you are in anything other than your game. I’m not mad about just annoyed when every game be having the same bs for no real reason. Like if it’s a genuine rivalry or scrapping game, im ok with a stare down for an and1 but just a tough layup doesn’t need that trash

[@hmmmgoodquestion857]

I think giving these kids all the hype is ruining their potential and egos. Let them grow and develop naturally

[@ace_eater87]

i just hoop cus it’s fun and if i get money somewhere along the way that’s cool i just wanna do my stuff on the court and dip

[@himagain7932]

It's the parents that are living out there failures thru there kids.

[@HyperBeamXYT]

3:59 this shit is hilarious😂

[@brianjuice]

at least the ref had his crocs in athletic mode